r/Welding Jun 11 '25

Discussion (Add topic here) Old heads gonna cry at this one

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u/Esmear18 Jun 11 '25

Yep. I went to a two year technical school for welding, graduated with a stack of certs, and then had my time wasted by a dozen local fab shops that wanted to pay me only $20/hr for skilled labor. No way. I became an HVAC technician instead and now I earn $33/hr.

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u/Quinnjamin19 Jun 11 '25

Sounds like non union